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Leaders extend sympathies over Cambodia building collapse

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on January 6 sent sympathies to his Cambodian counterpart Samdech Techo Hun Sen over the recent collapse of an under-construction building in Cambodia’s Kep province, which claimed many lives.
Leaders extend sympathies over Cambodia building collapse ảnh 1Rescuers at the collapsed unfinished building in Cambodia's Kep province (Photo: Xinhua/VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Prime MinisterNguyen Xuan Phuc on January 6 sent sympathies to his Cambodian counterpartSamdech Techo Hun Sen over the recent collapse of an under-constructionbuilding in Cambodia’s Kep province, which claimed many lives.

In his message, PM Phuc expressed hisbelief that the Cambodian people will soon overcome the losses under the leadershipof PM Hun Sen.

The same day, Deputy Prime Minister andMinister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh extended his sympathies to DeputyPrime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation ofCambodia Prak Sokhonn.

The unfinished seven-storey buildinglocated in the province, around 160 km south of Phnom Penh, collapsed at around4:30pm on January 3.

A total of 36 people were killed dead while23 others have been rescued from the debris, an official said on January 5after a two-day search for survivors.

Rescue efforts concluded on the same day asthe final numbers of deaths and survivors was announced by Kun Kim, First VicePresident of the National Committee Disaster Management./.
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